
The under has been a golden bet for these two teams in this spot. They're also 14-8-1 ATS as road chalk since 2014, while McCarthy is 6-1 ATS against the Rams in his coaching career. Los Angeles is 0-3 SU and 1-2 ATS under the lights with Sean McVay, while the Cowboys are 10-6-2 ATS in their last 18 prime-time spots. That includes last year's 39-point loss to the Baltimore Ravens in prime time, which has also been a problematic spot for the Rams. Los Angeles is 0-4-1 against the spread and 0-5 straight up in its last five games as a home underdog, including 0-3 behind Jared Goff, who's lost by at least 28 points in all three of those contests. The Rams are a 5/4 outsider, while the over/under bar for total points is set at 43.The Rams are a trendy moneyline pick here as short home underdogs, but recent history suggests it's a trap. OddsĪccording to William Hill, the Cowboys are 2.5-point favorite and are 91/100 to win and cover the spread.
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Rams' head coach Sean McVay is notoriously happy to rest starters in preseason and it will be intriguing to see whether he'll do so again on Saturday after an underwhelming performance in Week 1. Blake Bortles, in his Rams debut after leaving Jacksonville, finished three-for-eight for just 50 passing yards. The Rams, meanwhile, had very little in terms of offense from the three quarterbacks they played against the Raiders. With Dak Prescott playing only one series, Cooper Rush strengthened his claim to be the backup quarterback, finishing 16-for-26 for 142 passing yards. We've seen him do it, we know he's capable of, if he really needs to, carry the whole load." "He looks confident out there, we know he's inordinately understanding of what he does and can do. "I certainly thought he had a good account of himself," Jones told the team's website. Fourth-round pick Tony Pollard had four carries in his debut against the 49ers and was praised by team owner Jerry Jones. Without Ezekiel Elliott, the Cowboys are using preseason to test their other running backs. Live streamĪ live stream will be available via NFL Network online and on connected devices, as well as via fuboTV. Local coverage will be provided by CBS affiliate KTVT in the Dallas area and by California CBS affiliate KCBS. The game will be nationally broadcast by NFL Network. The Dallas Cowboys take on the Rams at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. Here's everything you need to know ahead of Saturday.
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However, the response was not what he had hoped and last year's NFC champions failed to trouble the scoreboard in three quarters. Like the Cowboys, the Rams began preseason with a whimper, failing to score a touchdown in a 14-3 loss to the Oakland Raiders.Īs he did a year ago, Rams head coach Sean McVay kept all starters on the bench, opting to give fringe players a chance to impress.

The star running back won't be in the fold when the Cowboys play the Los Angeles Rams in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Saturday night. The latter has not reported to training camp and ESPN reported Elliott is ready to sit out the entire season if he doesn't get a new, lucrative, deal. Dallas is already looking to extend the contracts of Amari Cooper and Elliott contracts. That would make him the league's highest-paid quarterback in annual average value and it presents the Cowboys with another headache this summer. Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys drops back to pass against the San Francisco 49ers during the first quarter of a preseason NFL football game at Levi's Stadium on August 10 in Santa Clara, California.
